Rollings/Rollins

Will

Will of Richard Rollings
State of South Carolina
Darlington District
In the name of God Amen.--- I Richard Rollings of the State & District
aforesaid, knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die do make constitute
& ordain this my last Will and Testament and first of all I command my Soul
into hand of God, who gave it, and my body I commend to the Earth from which
it came from to be buried in a decent Christian like manner, at the discretion
of my Surviving friends & Executors.---
And as touching Such Worldly Estate with which it hath pleased God bless me, I
give bequeath, and dispose of in manner and form following To wit.---
Item 1st I give to my Wife Ann Rollings the following real and personal
Estate, That is to during her natural life or whilst She shall remain my
Widow, namely one negro girl Moriah two feather beds and furniture one Horse
worth seventy five Dollars, two Cows and calves, Twenty Dollars worth of Hogs
and so much household & kitchen furniture as shall enable her to keep House,
also provisions for her support one year from my decease, I also give to my
said Wife my dwelling House & one hundred and twenty five acres of land upon
which the Said house is situated, bounded North by lake Swamp West by lands of
Elias Sansbury & South & East on land of my Estate so as to be thrown into a
Square all of which She my said Wife I wish possess and enjoy as aforesaid
during her life or widowhood.---
Item 2d I do here by deposit in the Hands of my Executors for the Special use
of my Daughter Polly McCullars an equal portion of my Estate, Except herein
after Specified--- not wishing her husband to have any control over the Same,
which Said moiety (?) I wish to be equally divided amongst her children after
her decease. Should any remain unanswered by her during her life time---
Item 3d I have mention that I have already given my Son Gregory Rollings that
part of my Lands & Estate which I design him to have which he has long
possessed & occupied.---
Item 4th It is my will and desire and I do hereby direct my Executors to pay
over my grand children the sum of fifty dollars each (that is to say) to
Laffalet Josiah Wiles Rollings Susanna E Ellenr Rollings David James
Whittington Sansbury and Jarrett Wilson Sansbury as they may become of age or
marry.
Item 5th It is my will that the remainder of my land be equally divided
between my Sons Richard and John & my daughter Ann Rollings That portion
designed for my son Richard I intend laying off to him myself which will be
confirmed to him by this my Will the balance to be divided between my son John
& my daughter Ann, and Should they not agree on a dividing line, that then my
Executors are to call on two disinterested men to make the division.---
Item 6th It is my will and desire that all the residue of my property after
paying my Just debts be equally divided amongst my five Surviving children
namely Gregory Rollings That portion left in the hands of my Executors for my
daughter Polly McCullars Richard Rollings, Ann Rollings, and John Rollings to
be divided in manner & form following (to wit) my Executors to be here in
after named Shall select three Prudent disinterested men & call upon them to
lay out my property in five Equal lots and which shall be drawned (by a child)
which shall be delivered over unto them as aforesaid, for which they shall
render vouchers to my Executors.---
Item 7th I have given my wife a life time inheritance in a part of my real &
personal property (or during her widowhood) It is my will that Same be
equally divided amongst my Three children by my said wife (to wit) Richard Ann
& John Rollings at her marriage or decease & in case one or more of the said
named children should die that they the Same property Shall be divided amongst
the Survivors Equally---
Item 8th And in the close of this my last Will and testament I do nominate
constitute & appoint & by these present have nominated constituted &
appointed my wife Ann Rollings Executrix and my sons Gregory Rollings and
Richard Rollings my Lawful Executors who I hope & desire will act in
administration & Executors this my will, aforesaid
In witness whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand & seal this Eighteenth
day of March in the year of our
Lord one Thousand Eight hundred
and Thirty Seven & Sixty first
year of the Independence of the
United States of America---
------his mark
Richard X Rollings (seal)
Signed, sealed & executed
the day and year written in
the presence of us the
subscribing witnesses here
have subscribed as witnesses
in the presence of each other
Jno. T. Wilson
James E. Hill
James C. Furman
J. Woods
Recorded in Will book 8 page 555
Recorded July 26th, 1838
W. M. Hunter Ordinary D. D.